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Saint Æthelthryth

Æthelthryth (or Æðelþryð or Æþelðryþe; c.636  23 June 679 AD) was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and Abbess of Ely. She is an Anglo-Saxon saint, and is also known as Etheldreda or Audrey, especially in religious contexts. She was a daughter of Anna, King of East Anglia, and her siblings were Wendreda and Seaxburh of Ely, both of whom eventually retired from secular life and founded abbeys. (Full article...)


Attributes: Abbess holding a model of Ely Cathedral
Patronage: Throat complaints
See also: Joseph Cafasso

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